OJJDP News @ a Glance - May/June 2011

May | June 2011

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention · Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator

	OJJDP's Comprehensive National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence, conducted between January and May 2008, found that 60 percent of American children had been exposed in the past year either as a witness or a victim to violence, crime, or abuse in their homes, schools, or communities.
Attorney General Addresses Children's Exposure to Violence in New Public Service Announcement and Speeches in Boston Area On May 24, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new public service announcement (PSA) to raise awareness about the problem of children's exposure to violence and about the Attorney General's Defending Childhood initiative. Launched in September 2010, the initiative aims to prevent children's exposure to violence, mitigate the negative effects experienced by children exposed to violence, and develop knowledge about and spread awareness of this issue.
Justice Department Marks National Missing Children's Day School Disciplinary Strategies Discussed at Meeting of Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Survey Indicates That Gang Activity Continues at High Levels Register Now for the National EUDL Leadership Conference Upcoming Events
NEWS IN BRIEF Justice Department Awards Presented at National Strategy Conference SAMHSA Releases School Toolkit for Suicide Prevention Course Offered on Law Enforcement Interactions With Adolescent Girls OJJDP Presents at Center for Native American Youth's Resource Roundtable Bureau of Justice Assistance Launches Podcast on Saving Drug-Endangered Children NEW PUBLICATIONS Highlights of the 2009 National Youth Gang Survey Cuando su niño está desaparecido: Una guía de supervivencia familiar (When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide) El delito del secuestro familiar: La perspectiva de hijos y padres (The Crime of Family Abduction: A Child's and Parent's Perspective) Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies (6th ed.) NEWS FROM THE COORDINATING COUNCIL NEWS FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE